The Devils have long prided themselves on their penalty-killing unit, but that may be an issue they have to address after allowing three power play goals against the Islanders last night.

A lack of discipline and a shaky PK in Pittsburgh Saturday could prove disastrous.

“That’s something we wanted to work on. The penalty kill is a big part of our game,” Adam Henrique said. “We’ll look at it, adjust some things if we need to and move ahead.”

Coach Pete DeBoer may choose to work on that in practice this afternoon in Newark.

“We got ourselves into some penalty trouble. They do have a good power play,” winger Ryan Carter said of the Islanders. “We kind of found an answer, got in front of the net and got a couple of goals to get back in the game. I think has has to be the mandate going forward.”

Still, the Devils have nine points in five games, picking up at least one point in each.

“It’s great we found a way to get a point,” Henrique said. “Maybe if we played a full 60 (minutes) the outcome would’ve been different.”

The return of Henrique from a thumb injury suffered during the NHL lockout is one reason for optimism as the Devils move forward. DeBoer used him both at center and at left wing on the top line with Travis Zajac and Ilya Kovalchuk.

“That was fine with me. I’ve played there before. It’s not a difficult thing for me to switch throughout the game. If it’s needed, that’s fine for me. Playing with Trav and Kovy a bit out there felt great.

“I think it was just a matter of me getting out there and feeling comfortable with everything. And I was. I felt 100 percent. As the game goes on you’re not really thinking. You’re just playing.”

It was, in fact, Henrique who scored the goal in the third period which got the point.

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The Devils' games on Sunday against the Islanders, Tuesday against the Rangers and Feb. 10 against the Flyers will be broadcast on Bloomberg 1130 AM radio.